Today's Nets lost, losing without harden, Durant, and Irving. In fact, the Nets' loss is expected by fans, after all, in the face of a strong team like the Nuggets, it is almost impossible for the Nets to win the nets with only nine players. After losing today's game, the Nets also got their three-game losing streak, and the next opponent, compared to the Nuggets, seems to be only stronger than the Nuggets.
The Nuggets are currently sixth in the West with 26 wins and 21 losses, and the Nets will face the Warriors and Suns in the next two games. The Warriors are currently 35-13, ranking second in the league with a win rate of 72.9%, the Suns with 38 wins and 9 losses, and a win rate of 80.9% ranking first in the league, the Warriors are currently 3 consecutive wins, and the Suns are 8 consecutive wins.
Whether it is the overall performance of the team or the recent state of the players, the Warriors and the Suns are very strong, if it is Durant, Irving, Harden three giants of the Nets may have a chance to touch these two teams, but if it is an incomplete Nets, their winning side is actually very small.
In the first half of the season, the Nets had a one-time encounter with the Suns and Warriors, losing 18 points to the Warriors and 6 points to the Suns. Judging by the recent performances of the Suns and Warriors, they are in a momentum of momentum, with an 8-game winning streak and a 3-game winning streak. What is certain now is that Durant can't play, Irving can play away games, and Harden needs to be observed because of hamstring tension, so if Harden can play, the nets with the two giants may still be able to touch them; if Harden can't play, it is Irving's single core to lead the team, the effect will not be much better.
In order to win the championship, Harden gave up the Rockets' big contract and chose to come to Brooklyn to join forces with Durant and Irving to form a big three lineup. Last season they were the ones with the best hope of winning the title, but with too many injuries, their plans to win the title were stranded ahead of schedule.
In the first half of the season, Irving was unable to play because of his insistence on not getting vaccinated, although now Irving can play away games and Durant is absent due to a knee injury. The Big Three have never been able to play together, which makes the Nets and Harden unable to see the hope of winning the championship.
For Harden, what he needs most now is a championship trophy, he is almost 33 years old, such an age in the league to earn enough salary, what he desires most now is of course a championship trophy. But the nets' performance this season is obviously not the performance of a championship team, playing strong teams can't win, and playing weak teams will sometimes be upset. The team is also full of holes in the offensive end of the defensive end, if Durant and Irving are not on the floor, the help that other players can give Harden is too limited, it is no exaggeration to say that Harden came to the Nets is really a father and a mother, dirty work is Harden doing.
If the Nets still can't win the championship this season, Harden may really choose to leave the Nets in the offseason to test the free market. Durant and Irving already have championship rings, and Harden doesn't, which may be one of the reasons Harden joined the Nets in the first place, but two seasons later, if the team can't win the championship, Harden should consider leaving.